Classical Ballet Ballets by George Balanchine: "The Four Temperaments. La Valse. Ballet Imperial." World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
Schedule for Ballets by George Balanchine: "The Four Temperaments. La Valse. Ballet Imperial." 2022
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky Composer: Maurice Ravel Choreography: George Balanchine
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
The Four Temperaments
Music: Paul Hindemith (The Four Temperaments for string orchestra and piano, 1940, commissioned: George Balanchine)
Choreography: George Balanchine (1951)
Staged: John Clifford
Lighting: Mark Stanley, realised: Vladimir Lukasevich
World premiere: November 20, 1946, Ballet Society, New York
New production: 1951, New York City Ballet, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: April 13, 2004
Running time: 30 minutes
La Valse
Music: Maurice Ravel (Valses nobles et sentimentales, 1911, orchestrated 1912; La Valse, 1920, commissioned: Serge Diaghilev)
Choreography: George Balanchine (1974)
Staged: John Clifford
Costumes: Karinska
Lighting: Mark Stanley, realized: Vladimir Lukasevich
Premiere: February 20, 1951, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 13 April, 2004
Running time: 30 minutes
Ballet Imperial
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major)
Choreography: George Balanchine (1973)
Staged: Colleen Neary
Costumes after Karinska, realised: Tatiana Noginova
Lighting: Mark Stanley, realized: Vladimir Lukasevich
World premiere under the title of "Ballet Imperial": June 25, 1941, American Ballet Caravan,Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro
New production under the title of "Piano Concerto No. 2": January 12, 1973, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 13 April, 2004
Running time: 40 minutes
Schedule for Ballets by George Balanchine: "The Four Temperaments. La Valse. Ballet Imperial." 2022
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